Banchuri village is situated in Udaypur Patti of South Pauri Garhwal. Lakheda caste people are inhabitants of Banchuri village.

Long back, there was no temple for Devi goddess in Banchuri but today, there is a Devi temple in Banchuri.

Banchuri people were Devi devotees and wished to have Devi temple in their own village. However, without Devi Chinha (symbolic instruments of Devi) from other Devi temple, it was not possible to establish Devi temple in the village.

The Banchuri village chief Banchuri called a meeting to find the ways and means for establishing Devi temple in the village. It was decided in the meeting that four five villagers would visit Kathud Bada village (Malla Dhangu, Pauri Garhwal) and steal the Devi Chinha from Kathud Devi temple. Kathud Baa is eight-nine miles far from Banchuri. The Kathud Devi temple is situated on north direction, top above the village. On the way from Banchuri to Kathud, Hinwal River flows. Hinwal is dividing factor between Udaypur and Dhangu Pattis.

In one night, Banchuri villagers reached to Kathud Devi temple. They first performed the rituals for Devi. They said sorry to Devi for stealing Devi Chinha.

In the mean time, Devi called the Kathud people that Banchuri people are taking her a couple of Chinha (Symbolic instruments). Devi asked Kathud people to catch the Banchuri people before they cross Hinwal River.

Kathud people started meeting in the village.

Banchuri villagers took a couple of Devi symbols from the temple and ran away towards Udaypur Patti.

Kathud people reached to Devi temple and found that a couple of Devi Chinha (Symbols) were stolen from Devi temple. They ran following Banchuri villagers. However, before Kathud villagers could catch Banchuri villager, Banchuri villagers had already crossed Hinwal River at Gadbadeth.

Banchuri villagers came to their village with a couple of Devi Symbols and establish Devi temple in Banchuri.

This is the reason that Banchuri Devi and Kathud Devi are called Sisters.